Pale Muse Color

#e4dde7

Pale Muse is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, cool cyan or orange

Inverse Color #1b2218
Complementary Color #dfe7dc
Color Shade: violet (282° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 88.63% (better contrasting with black)
Pale Muse Color Sample
Pale Muse Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e4dde7

If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Pale Muse Color. The Orchid Hush color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Lavender Fog (#d2c4d6) for more energetic effect. Try Prudence as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#dfe7dc is the best complementary color to Pale Muse. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e4dde7 complementary color is Gray Nurse, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm blue, violet, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mischka are #dfdce7 and #e7dce4. Thus found on the left and right of #e4dde7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mischka and Lola colors as they work well with Pale Muse.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pale Muse palette consists of #dce7df and #e4e7dc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dfe7dc). Try Tasman and Green White colors in combination with #e4dde7, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #e4dde7 offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pale Muse. Thus Nebula and Cararra giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pale Muse contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Nurse, Ebb, and Geyser split by 90° on the color wheel. #e4dde7 square combo is a palette of violet, warm red, yellow green and cool cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pale Muse tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#dfe7dc) and two others. The Cararra is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mischka – 120° from the complementary Gray Nurse. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e7e4dc and #dcdfe7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e4dde7 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Pale Muse has a hue angle of 282°, a saturation of 17.24% and a lightness of 88.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e4dde7 is made of 1.18% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black ink.

HEX #e4dde7
RGB Decimal rgb(228,221,231)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 34%
CMYK 1.18, 3.92, 0, 9.41
HSL hsl(282,17.24%,88.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(282,4.33%,90.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(88.9113,4.1693,-4.0433)
XYZ xyz(72.2752,73.9764,86.0709)
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